Normal Effective Temperature (NET)
Normal effective temperature (NET) links effective temperature, which indicates the effects on comfort through air temperature and relative humidity, and an organism’s thermoregulatory capacity.
More Information: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/effective-temperature
How To Use
You need 2m temperature and 2m dew point temperature in Kelvin and 10 m wind speed in m/s. The wind speed in this method is converted to 2m wind speed as an approximation of 1.2m wind speed.
It returns the normal effective temperature in Celsius.
calculate_net_effective_temperature(2m_temperature, 10m_wind_speed, 2m_dew_point_temperature)
Interpret the Output
Here is a suggested way for you to interpret Net Effective Temperature outputs. However, it is by no means the only way to go about defining thermal stress.
NET ranges (°C) |
Thermal Stress |
|---|---|
< 1 |
Very Cold |
1 to 9 |
Cold |
9 to 17 |
Cool |
17 to 21 |
Fresh |
21 to 23 |
Comfortable |
23 to 27 |
Warm |
> 27 |
Hot |